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Volume CXXV September, 2017 No. 7
Published by the American Union of Swedish Singers
In its 125th year of Performing Svenska Sånger in America
Portland/AUSS Tour
A Wonderful Trip to Sweden and Norway
The chorus poses in Sofiakyrkan (Sofia Church) in Jönköping, Sweden
Forty-three AUSS singers, seven LTLs
(Long-Time Listeners), a director, Vance
Sele of Portland, and an accompanist/
singer, Carl Jurisons of Portland, con-verged
on Ystad, Sweden on July 6 and,
specifically, the Ystad Saltsjöbad (Salt
Sea Spa) for sixteen days of singing,
sightseeing, camaraderie, and fun. We
started with two days of rehearsing,
acclimating, and taking advantage of the
beautiful facility on the sandy shores of
the Baltic Sea.
At our first rehearsal, director Vance
Sele spent time arranging us by listening
to how our voices blended with each
other. It made for a great sound!
Our first concert was held outdoors in
the late afternoon of July 8, behind the
hotel. We gathered flash-mob style with
the song Kom. The bases started it off,
setting a steady beat. Then, the sopranos
started singing the melody and joined the
Continued on page 5
Robin Richey tries out a troll house at a
rest stop in Norway. Photo courtesy of
Jerry Jones.
Vance Sele receives a T-shirt that reads:
“Never look at the conductor; it only
encourages him.” His wife, Kyle, likes it.

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www.auss.org
Volume CXXV September, 2017 No. 7
Published by the American Union of Swedish Singers
In its 125th year of Performing Svenska Sånger in America
Portland/AUSS Tour
A Wonderful Trip to Sweden and Norway
The chorus poses in Sofiakyrkan (Sofia Church) in Jönköping, Sweden
Forty-three AUSS singers, seven LTLs
(Long-Time Listeners), a director, Vance
Sele of Portland, and an accompanist/
singer, Carl Jurisons of Portland, con-verged
on Ystad, Sweden on July 6 and,
specifically, the Ystad Saltsjöbad (Salt
Sea Spa) for sixteen days of singing,
sightseeing, camaraderie, and fun. We
started with two days of rehearsing,
acclimating, and taking advantage of the
beautiful facility on the sandy shores of
the Baltic Sea.
At our first rehearsal, director Vance
Sele spent time arranging us by listening
to how our voices blended with each
other. It made for a great sound!
Our first concert was held outdoors in
the late afternoon of July 8, behind the
hotel. We gathered flash-mob style with
the song Kom. The bases started it off,
setting a steady beat. Then, the sopranos
started singing the melody and joined the
Continued on page 5
Robin Richey tries out a troll house at a
rest stop in Norway. Photo courtesy of
Jerry Jones.
Vance Sele receives a T-shirt that reads:
“Never look at the conductor; it only
encourages him.” His wife, Kyle, likes it.